" Tagore's Reply".
Rabindranath came to the conclusion by reciting the an original English poetry
He, Who is one, and without caste and color,
Who with his manifold power
Provide people of all colors
with what are their intrinsic need;
Who is in the beginning
and in the end of all, the shining one,
Let him unite us with the wisdom
which is good.
Rabindranath described his own experience in Japan in this essay'
" The first thing that shocked me with a sense of oersonal injury was the sight of the ruthless intrusion of factories on both banks of the Ganges, where they are most unbecoming in their braze- faced effrontery.The blow which it gave to me was owing to the previous memory of the days of my boyhood when the scenery of this river was the only great thing near my birth place reminding me of the existence of a world made by God's own hands
In the context of the lecture given by Rabindramnath, Gandhiji said;
Let us consider what kind of literature should be produced if we are to educate the masses. The poet gave us today the right point of view on this. He was shrewd in taking the example of Calcutta. He saw that the things are the same in Ahmedabad as in Calcutta and his verbal attacks were entirely for our benifit. Sydney smith was skilled in the art satire. By using the pronoun "we", to mean his own people. We should see, however, that his attack is against us. describing Calcutta, he says that the banks of the sacred Ganga was covered with huge buildings and this has turned what should be a beautiful scene of nature into an eyesore. Such a spot should fill us with thoughts of nature. Instead, when he thinks of Calcutta, his eyes fill with tears. .
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" The poet wanted to show how our inclination from creation to construction gets priority in our civilisation and our lifestyle. He said,
